chapter 441
441 – Inspiration
“No matter the outcome, thank you for making delicious food. “Can you please give me one more bowl of rice?”
“Haaa… … ?”
One kind word from the beginning penetrates my heart.
ㅡRurg… … .
At the same time, my eyes become red.
A stream of hot water flows down my cheek.
Tears poured out without me knowing.
I was moved by his words, but more than anything, I felt sorry, so tears started to leak out.
As a man, I promised myself not to cry,
Was it because I realized my true nature yesterday?
Even though I want to hold it back, the tears keep leaking out.
These tears… … . To be exact, it seemed like tears were caused by guilt.
‘I was so obsessed with winning that I doubted everyone and even denied my original skills… … . You actually say that my food tastes better?’
You feel ashamed and embarrassed of yourself.
I feel infinitely small in front of the beginning.
It was not the beginning for nothing.
From the beginning, I and the bowl itself were different.
I may have bigger breasts, but
The size of his invisible heart was much bigger and wider.
When I think about it, my poor pride may have been why I couldn’t hand over my heart to Sicho yesterday. Deep down, I guess I haven’t fully accepted him yet.
Only now does the puzzle come together.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t do it… … .
Still, thanks to this appearance from the beginning, I feel like the invisible wall in my heart is being torn down.
‘by the way… … . ‘Why are you taking my side so casually?’
I could hardly understand it.
It was a game he clearly won… … .
Because he was taking my side.
As the saying goes, if the person who created the dish can vote, it means that I can also vote.
If I vote for my food, I will lose… … .
Are you saying the results don’t matter?
You tried to continue until the second game somehow, right?
And I prepared the dish with so much care… … .
‘Really why… ? I’m glad that my skills are recognized, but… I’m not sure.’
My heart is pounding in confusion.
A whirlpool swirls around my chest.
I was usually good at maintaining my composure… … .
Since meeting the beginning, each day passes by and my emotions are swayed here and there like a reed.
And my confused emotions ended up being… … .
ㅡToduk..! Pop! Pop!
I had no choice but to let out these confusing emotions through tears.
I felt like I wouldn’t be able to endure it if I didn’t do something like this. Because complex emotions continued to boil over.
Incomprehensibility and confusion.
Gratitude and bitter guilt for the beginning.
I even felt self-destructive and disgusted with myself for feeling infinitely small.
“Huh, Sylvian? Why are you suddenly crying… … ?”
Seeing my tears, Sicho bends down with a puzzled expression and tries to make eye contact with me.
ㅡSwiss… !
I couldn’t bear to face him.
That’s why I quickly lowered my head.
I was embarrassed to show my tears again, but
I was afraid that even my petty and dirty personality, which did not know how to accept the outcome, would be discovered.
“Oh, it’s nothing..! Suddenly there was dust in my eyes… … .”
Here are some trivial lies… … .
I can’t call myself a man anymore.
I feel infinitely small.
“What about dust? “Lift your head up.”
But just like the day it first appeared in front of me, the beginning did not leave me alone.
ㅡUgh… !
He suddenly reaches out his hand and gently lifts my chin with his thumb and index finger.
“Haaah… ? “Leave this behind!”
I was surprised to see the beginning touch, but
I was even more embarrassed that I was caught crying.
I start yelling without realizing it.
Because suddenly his friendly expression came into view.
ㅡHehe… … !
This time I completely turned my back.
To escape from his sight.
Looking at this face from the beginning made me feel like tears were pouring out even more.
ㅡKwaak… !
However, this was a meaningless resistance. It was like that when we first met, but for some reason, he didn’t give up on me and held on to me when I was so unruly.
“Sylvian? Look at me. hurry.”
This time, he patted my back with one hand and turned to face me.
His black eyes are staring at me as I turn my head.
“Put this aside… ! I’m really fine… … !”
“Let go? “How can I stay still when my friend is suddenly crying right in front of me?”
“Yeah, but it looks like this… … . “It’s embarrassing!”
ㅡHot hot!
As soon as his face comes into view, I feel like my body functions stop.
We only made eye contact,
We even kissed yesterday,
Just because the distance has become this close, I can no longer move.
“”… … .””
I can even feel everyone’s eyes on me.
Everyone stares at me silently.
Everyone is probably looking at me pitifully.
‘I can’t believe I cried in front of everyone… … ?’
As a member of the Whirlwind Clan… no, I felt like my pride as a Dragon Clan was completely shattered.
The good news is that even though we were so close to the beginning, everyone’s eyes weren’t so harsh. It’s probably because they recognize him as the same man from the beginning.
“So why are you crying all of a sudden? “You were surprised.”
“Well, that’s… … !”
“Is it because you lost the battle?”
“… … .”
“I guess it was unfair because I felt like I lost even though I worked really hard?”
ㅡHot!
The beginning hits the nail on the head, point by point.
As if you looked into my heart.
To this I could not give any answer.
If there was a hole in my shame and embarrassment, I wanted to crawl into it right away.
“… Sniff! “Poetry, how does poetry penetrate my heart so well?”
But I didn’t want to run away anymore.
I wanted to be honest in front of the beginning.
I didn’t want to deceive myself and everyone by lying.
Only then will you be able to be forgiven and acknowledged by the beginning… … .
“I was just wondering… “I guess that was the reason?”
“Yeah, that’s right…” … . I thought winning and losing were everything in competition… … . I thought I could never lose like when I faced monsters… … . Because of that, I couldn’t accept the result and felt resentful without realizing it. I think something happened for a moment. I’m really sorry… … .”
I confessed exactly what I felt.
Because I wanted to be forgiven by him.
It was difficult to say it out loud, but
After I told it like it was, I felt much relieved inside.
I feel like my guilt has eased.
I felt like I was confiding in the Sacrament of Confession.
It was as if the beginning had extended a hand of salvation towards me.
Of course, on the contrary, they might scold me for being like this─
“I knew it… … . “I fully understand your feelings.”
“Poetry, beginning… … ?”
“More than that, the eel rice bowl you made was really delicious. “Everyone tied it twice, but personally, I think I lost.”
“Well, that’s not true! There’s no need to go to that length to comfort me… … !”
“No, I didn’t say that to appease you. “I honestly felt that your food was better.”
“What..?”
“I think I was too focused on my cooking today. “I failed to take everyone’s tastes into consideration.”
“Ah?”
“On the other hand, Sylvian, you did a great job making it so that everyone could enjoy it without any burden. “I don’t know if it was intentional, but I could feel that consideration in your food.”
I can feel the warmth in his voice. The sense of consideration was evident in the beginning’s voice.
“Bae.. I’m not that considerate, but… … . “I remembered the last time I failed to take everyone’s tastes into consideration and forced the soup first, so I chose things that were easy to eat as much as possible.”
“Look at that. “I had already lost in that kind of delicacy.”
“B-But—!”
“Sylvian? If possible, could you tell me the recipe for eel rice bowl? “I want to learn directly from you.”
“What? The original being learned from a 550-year-old hatchling… … ?”
The more you look at the beginning, the more amazing he is.
I had no idea that generosity was this wide.
The beginning may be a true man.
‘No… … .’
All along, I was thinking wrong.
You’re building up pride among friends… … .
This was something that should not be done as a friend, let alone a man.
You reflect on yourself.
I feel like my heart is being crushed.
Maybe this is the feeling of friendship.
‘Rather than simply seeing them as competitors, they acknowledge what needs to be acknowledged and seek to learn from the process… … .’
The beginning is a really good man… no, I think he’s a good friend.
“… Hey Sylvian? “Are you listening?”
“huh… … . “Thank you, Sicho.”
“hmm? Suddenly thanking me? “You said you were sorry earlier?”
“Thanks to you, I think I know what a true friend is.”
“Foot, isn’t it cute? By the way, are you going to give me another air or not?”
“oh… … ?”
“Oh, right. “Do you think everything you made will run out?”
He accepts my awkward apologies and expressions of gratitude with a smile. I set down the cleanly empty rice bowl.
And then he raised one hand… … .
– Sararak..! Sreuk… … .
The beginning caresses my head.
“Ahhh… … ?!”
I was embarrassed because I felt like I was being treated like a child,
His touch was so soft.
I couldn’t bear to refuse.
It ends up becoming a gentle sheep. So much so that the fact that he is from the dragon tribe is a shame.
“Uh… … . Poetry, nothing has been made as the beginning said, but the materials still remain.”
“Um, Sylvian?”
“And now instead of rice bowl… … . “I hope you accept my heart!”
“What… … ?”
ㅡCome on… !
As I said those words, I hugged the beginning.
In my heart, I wanted to put our lips together and give a kiss of gratitude.
That’s right, I feel like I can somehow hand over my dragon heart to Sicho now… … .
I felt the happiest and most relaxed I had ever been in Yongsaeng.
ㅡTiring!
[Conditional rapport was successful, you met the conditions for the rapport target (Silvian/風)!]
[The dragon’s heart was moved not by food but by passionate friendship!]
[The friendliness of the person you are interacting with increases significantly!]